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SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Netflix's new original series "Narco-Saints" rose to eight in the global rankings just two days after its release.
According to an online ranking site Flix Patrol on Monday, The movie ranked eight in the Netflix TV program category as of the previous day. It has been two days since the episodes were released on sept. 9.
It topped in four countries: Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam.
It ranked second in Malaysia and third in the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Taiwan and Thailand.
The movie also placed seventh in the United States, ninth in Canada, and 10th in Australia.
The movie tells the story of a ordinary entrepreneur who cooperates in the secret operation of the National Intelligence Service to arrest a Korean drug lord who has taken over the South American country. Actors such as Ha Jung-woo, Hwang Jung-min, Park Hae-soo, and Jo Woo-jin star.
Although it is a highly anticipated film released by Netflix during the Chuseok holiday, it did not meet the world-wide popularity of "Money Heist: Korea -Joint Economic Area," which was released in last June.
"Money Heist: Korea -Joint Economic Area" ranked 3rd in the world within one day of its release and topped in 5 countries.
But "Money Heist: Korea -Joint Economic Area" was already receiving worldwide attention as the remake of a Spanish drama and "Narco-saints" is likely to rank higher over time.
Flix Patrol ranks and totals rankings by country based on the TOP 10 rankings provided by Netflix.
KBS drama "Young Lady and Gentleman," which ended in last March, ranked sixth, and ENA drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" ninth, and the tvN drama "Alchemy of Souls" 10th.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)
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